On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 04:56:07 +0000, Helen McKay
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>There is going to be a very special moment this year at the midwinter
>soltice at places like Newgrange which are aligned to the midwinter
>soltice. Well, everywhere else near that location too, but especially
>there. At the moment the sun rises and enters the soltice passage,
>there will also be a total lunar eclipse happening on the opposite
>horizon.
nice :)
The sun is currently entering the chamber http://www.mythicalireland.com
It'll be deep night in N America and sunset/moonrise in Aus:
http://www.netspeed.com.au/minnah/2010/LE2010-2.html
The date is an attested PRINNI LAG, btw
A Lunar Eclipse Legend
Ivanov, N.
Nature, Volume 122, Issue 3083, pp. 845 (1928):
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1928Natur.122..845I
From Elborus (Caucasus). The Kara&#269;aïans believe that on the moon there is a
handsome girl guarded by two dogs. The evil spirit Žemilaùz, whose mouth is
so large that when opened the lower lip lies on the earth and the upper on
the sky (žemìl = large, aùz = mouth), wants to devour her; but he can do
this only when the girl and the dogs are asleep. He watches this moment to
swallow the moon with the girl and dogs. Thus begins the eclipse. The
Kara&#269;aïans help the girl to be saved by means of shooting, shouting, and
prayers. All this noise, they believe, must awaken the dogs, which, on their
part, will wake up the girl. The girl being awakened, she is beyond the
power of Žemilaùz, who is then obliged to discharge the moon.
other similar tales at:
http://starryskies.com/The_sky/events/lunar-2003/eclipse7.html
Any relevant from Ireland or Cymtu?
chhers